Moss Balls

[DaddyfishParticipant]

Hi Guys,

I’m just wondering if anyone has used moss balls for creating a carpet? I’m thinking that if I cut a couple open and flatten them out would they grow as a carpet? I only want to cover a small area of slate.

Cheers in advance!

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[BluedaveParticipant]

you could mate, no reason why they wouldn’t grow accross the slate. Would it look better just to buy loose moss and tie it to the slate though?

[DaddyfishParticipant]

QUOTE (Bluedave @ Dec 4 2010, 08:46 AM) < {POST_SNAPBACK}>

you could mate, no reason why they wouldn’t grow accross the slate. Would it look better just to buy loose moss and tie it to the slate though?

I wasn’t sure if you could buy similar moss in flat pieces. So either way, if it works I’m happy!

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[BluedaveParticipant]

yep, it’ll work, just use some thread to tie it onto the slate and it will soon take.

You can buy loose moss – lots of different varieties too.

[JazzBora150Participant]

i got some moss balls for my tank i was told you could split them into smaller pieces but that they would grow into balls again i have opened one up and flattened it a bit

only what ive been told

so far the LFS hasnt scored well on advice

[Senor BastardoParticipant]

Moss balls are´nt exactly a moss but a species af algae and they are very slow growing. So even if you could use them as lawn I wonder if you´d have the patience, I know I wuoldn´t.

[orchidParticipant]

Yes man you can.. WHat you call moss ball is cladorophra, a common algae finally…. just flat it in small pieces and with a lot of patience (months..) it will make a nice carpet…. You could also do it by mixing some fissidens and some piece of pouzzolona or akadama and it will do the same, quicker…

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